Paul Turner

Q: Someone pointed out to me yesterday that there are three crosses indicated for the solemn blessing of the Mass for […]

Q: Your 2021 book “Guide for Servers, Second Edition” has on page 40: “On solemn occasions, the members of the

Q: I hope you are doing well!  Here I am with another question. We are preparing two Christians from the

Q: Are there any restrictions (calendar-wise) on a parish celebrating Morning or Evening Prayer from the Office for the Dead?

Q: Greetings once again from Canada, In your recent post https://paulturner.org/readings-on-all-souls-day/ , you note that in the Proper of Saints, the use

Q: Good Morning Father Turner,I have an off the wall question because I’m trying to figure something out.Was the holy

Q: Question regarding OCIA. For candidates being received into full communion at any point (not danger of death), since the

Q: The 2021 book “Guide for Servers, Second Edition” is by you with Corinna Laughlin and D. Todd Williamson. Pages

Q: Sorry to double up ..I think you addressed this matter in a recent post. Please clarify this question from

Q: I’m looking at the RCL for Advent III, which gives an option for the Psalm as the ‘Magnificat’ verses

Q: This morning, a father approached me regarding his son’s girlfriend who has Mexican citizenship but lives and works here.  She

Q: When choosing the optional memorial for the celebration of Mass, do I have the option of choosing either the

Q:  With a funeral on Saturday, Nov. 1 (holyday with no obligation), do I have this correct? As always, thanks

Q: At our 9am Sunday Mass, our assigned Priest was out of town and the priest who was supposed to

Q: Last May 9, I asked the question about the memento of the Eucharistic Prayers, where we have to mention

Q: I hope you are well, and thanks, as always, for your invaluable help. Gleaning from your many writings (some

Q: A question without notice on receiving someone from another Christian denomination. I seem to remember reading that where a convert

Q: I think there is an error in your blog post of 1 October at https://paulturner.org/color-of-vestment/ . You wrote “White or violet

Q: I’m following up on a question about mixing liturgy and pious exercises. in our diocese the bishop has instructed

Q: A special group has invited me to preside at a Sunday in OT. They asked if I would be

Q:  I was recently assigned to a parish that uses paraffin oil candles on its altars. We are starting to

Q: The 2001 Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy has in n. 74 regarding the liturgy and pious exercises:

Q: For Masses celebrated using the Missal of Paul VI, is the presence of a catafalque permitted, prohibited, or not

Q: Do you happen to have any resources on eulogies? Maybe a sample eulogy “policy?” I checked your blog first.

Q: Our diocese will host a National Safeguarding Conference (for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable People). During those days,

Q: I remember reading somewhere that when there is already an altar crucifix, the processional cross is put out of

Q: At our seminary, when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed the benediction candelabras are placed on the altar and the

Q: A question was recently posed to me as to whether the acclamation, “The Gospel of the Lord” is able

Q: GIRM 40 has: “However, in the choosing of the parts actually to be sung, preference is to be given

Q: I have a few questions regarding some upcoming events in the liturgical calendar. 1. and 2. Since November 1

Q: A question has come up as to whether or not it is proper to interrupt Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Q: Our liturgy council is discussing moving the second collection to either before or after the Prayer After Communion.  Any

I have a grandmother wanting to get her grandchildren Baptized. She has permission from their guardian for Baptism. Their ages

Q: I have three related questions: 1. Is a master of ceremonies a concelebrant? Sometimes we see a master of

Q: Please advise me…I have an older couple remarrying. All canonical matters are being double checked. The couple  would like their

Q: I observe a practice that is becoming common in our celebrations here, mostly when a bishop is the one

Q: Hi, Fr. Paul, I have been fairly recently introduced to some of the liturgical practices of the Neo-Catechumenal Way.

Q: Last night at a Mass the Priest gave his homily from behind the altar. He was standing there for

Q: More and more, I hear priests justifying the use of the cincture by the celibacy of priest. Personally, I

Q: Regarding the lectionary is there only a year 1 and year 2 even if we are doing the C

Q: Of the options available in our Missal, what would your choice of orations be for the World Day of

Q: In Let Us Pray #107 you wrote: “When the vessels are cleaned after Communion at the credence table, they

Q: Congratulations on writing the commentary guide for the new Order of Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral

Q: When is the stole supposed to be used outside of Mass. When the bishop is laying a foundation stone

Q: Question, is the English translation approved for the US of the new Mass for the Care of Creation available

Q: The recent question about the right hand extended after the laying on of hands during the ordination of a

Q: GIRM 178 describes what the Deacon does: “After this, he hands the Priest the paten with the bread to

Q: I have someone who was baptized and confirmed in the Anglican Church – the church he has attended has

Q: Greetings from Japan.  I have a question regarding the Mass on November 2nd, All Souls’ Day. This year, November

Q: I sent already this question on your blog, but maybe you have many more questions to deal with. Considering

Q: The General Instruction of the Roman Missal has “75. The bread and wine are placed on the altar by

Thank you for taking the time to continuously share your wisdom! Over the past few years, we have noticed a

Q: I hope this correspondence finds you well. All is going smoothly here.  I continue to serve as lead catechist for

Q: Nearly all Masses I see have lay readers go into the sanctuary to do the reading and Universal Prayer,

Q: Recently I received an online ad for a new edition/rite of Anointing of the Sick… I am mindful of

Q: My understanding is that a funeral Mass is not allowed on a solemnity such as the Assumption, correct? What

Thank you for your blog! I read it regularly and always find it insightful.  I would like to comment on

Q: I hope you are well. I have a liturgical question for you. This year the Solemnity of All Saints

Q: When standing and receiving Communion in the hand should it be placed in the mouth immediately or should the

Q: For the 2025 Sunday of the Word of God, on 26 January, the Dicastery for Evangelization had a “Liturgical

Q: Thank you for your blog. My question concerns the placement of the Paschal Candle. We had a funeral earlier

Q: I recall an instance when, during a training session for Readers, the pastor from Poland sat in. During the

Q: While we don’t have candles at the ambo, we sometimes have altar servers flank the ambo holding candles only

Q: My concern this time is about the ornamentation on liturgical vestments. GIRM 344 says that “Ornementation on vestments should,

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 2010 translation, has: “299. The altar should be built separate from the wall,

Q: I was taught that there should be a candle by the tabernacle lit at all times. Is this wrong?

Q: On YouTube videos of the entrance procession often have two people in front of the cross and candles, the

Q: I am a Music Director at a parish.  A long-time parishioner’s wife planned her funeral before her death and

Q: May I please ask for your help?  I do the music planning for liturgies at my Parish.  This year,

Q: We have a couple who is scheduled to be married on November 1st of this year.  The groom is not

Q: After reading your book: “Be Renewed. A Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation”, I have some concerns. On page 39,

Q: Hello, I have some questions regarding English and Spanish translations of Mass Settings and Responsorial Psalms. When I play

Q: Thank you for your blog, I’ve learned a lot from reading it.  My pastor has recently gotten a thabor/tabor

Q: Regarding this post on the Apostolic Pardon, https://paulturner.org/apostolic-pardon-2/, I think you mean canon 996 §2, not canon 468. Also, I

Q: I am pastor of a beautiful historic church. The former high altar, is the base for a substantial tabernacle. 

Q: A rubric for Holy Thursday’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper is: “33. At an appropriate moment during Communion, the

Q:  In the absence of a deacon, is an acolyte allowed to pour the wine into the chalice during the

Q: Can Mass be celebrated on a new altar before it is dedicated? == A: In The Order of the

Q: Thank you for your insightful blog, which I reference often. I have a brief question regarding the introduction of

Q: SC 32 states, “…no special honors are to be paid in the liturgy to any private persons or classes

Q: I’d be keen on your initial response to the news from Rome…see link. Are we bound to wait for

Q: In the absence of a deacon, is an acolyte allowed to pour the wine into the chalice during the

Q: We recently received as a gift at our parish from one of our parishioners a Golden Cover for the

Q: Aloha Father!  If a Priest consumes the Body of Christ but does not consume the Precious Blood from the

Q: Paul, what is a good resource for understanding common customs, like crossing yourself with holy water, genuflection, bowing, beating

Q: I look forward to and enjoy your blog postings.  I am a permanent deacon.  During my formation we were taught

Q: The 1984 Ceremonial of Bishops describes some actions in more detail than the Roman Missal. For example for the

Q: A parishioner inquired about this.  My understanding is that the Church offers an apostolic pardon automatically for a dying person

Q: Greetings Father and thank you so much for all your guidance and knowledge. On July 1 we have the

Q: This coming Friday, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart,  we have a burial Mass scheduled.  KIndly refresh my memory, in

Q: I have another question, which is not really liturgical, but liturgically related because it is always happening during the

Q: Are you familiar with the presider process where the priest co-mingles water in the chalice, but carefully and only to

Q: At the conclusion of the funeral liturgy, there is the rite of final commendation and farewell. Some ministers are

Q: In preparing to preach this Sunday (Body & Blood of Christ) I noticed something in Paul’s letter to the

Q: Greetings Fr. Paul: I hope you are well and your summer will be a bit relaxing. My question: How

Q: I’m looking at the Gospel acclamation for L368, and the Gospel Acclamation listed on the USCCB site reads “You

Q: I just got a question from a youth minister about  a Confirmation happening on 6/27/25.  That day is the

Q: I received this email from a priest in our diocese: “A couple are applying to be married in the

Q: As a Canadian, I intended to follow Pope Francis’ “pilgrimage of penance”. The question I have is about the

Someone in the wilderness from down under would like to ask a question.  The solemnity of the Ascension of our